Text For Citation: 01 Item/Group: 002 Hazard: LACKTRAIN

Section 6(a) of the Puerto Rico Occupational Safety and Health Act: The employer did not furnish employment and a place of employment which were free from recognized hazards that were causing or likely to cause death or physical harm to employees in that employees were exposed to: Seccion 6(a) de la Ley de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo de Puerto Rico: El patrono no proveyo empleo y un sitio de empleo libre de riesgos reconocidos que esten causando o que puedan causar muerte o dano fisico a los empleados, por cuanto empleados estaban expuestos a: a. Receive serious injuries due to employees working in pothole patching at 9:25am in the road #2 Km. 200.0, Yauco, PR were not trained in the recognition and avoidance unsafe conditions. Among other methods, one feasible and acceptable abatement metod to correct this hazard is provide a training as recomended in the Manual Uniform Traffic Control Devices (AMUTCD), 1988 Edition, Revision 3, September 3, 1993 or later edition.. a. Recibir lesiones serias debido a empleados trabajando en rellenar hoyos con asfalto a las 9:25am en la carretera #2 Km. 200.0, Yauco, PR no fueron adiestrados en reconocer y evitar condiciones inseguras. Entre otros metodos, un metodo aceptable y posible de corregir este riesgo es proveer adiestramiento segun recomendado en el "Manual On Unifor Traffic Control Devices (AMUTCD), 1988 Edition, Revision 3, September 3, 1993" o ultima edicion.